Thomas Schutte

Thomas Schutte: Watercolours for Robert Walser and Donald Young 2011-2012

Marc Notes: Pairing a selection of recent watercolours from 2011 and 2012 by Thomas Schutte with a selection of previously unpublished poems by Robert Walser, written between 1924 and 1933, this book is a deeply personal exploration of our everyday selves, choreographed by one of the greatest living artists.; Text in English and German. Publisher Marketing: Pairing a selection of recent watercolours from 2011 and 2012 by Thomas Schutte this work illustrates 18 previously unpublished poems by Robert Walser between 1924 and 1933. The book is dedicated to the Chicago gallerist Donald Young who invited Thomas Schutte to participate in an exhibition in 2012. Walser was a hero to Schutte and this tribute is beautifully illustrated in a Japanese bound hardcover. Published in the original German with new English translations of each Walser poem and with an introduction by Dr. Reto Sorg, director of the Robert Walser Archives.

Contributor Bio:  Schutte, Thomas Thomas Schutte was born in Oldenburg, Germany, in 1954. Between 1973 and 1982, he studied fine art at the Dusseldorf Art Academy with Fritz Schwegler and Gerhard Richter. Since his first solo shows in 1979, Schutte has exhibited widely in Europe and throughout the world. A large exhibition of his work recently traveled to London, Tilburg, and Oporto. Among numerous group shows, he participated in Documentas 8, 9, and 10 (1987, 1992, and 1997), and the Munster Sculpture projects of both 1987 and 1997. Contributor Bio:  Sorg, Reto RETO SORG is the Director of the Robert Walser Centre in Bern.